by Tunde Fagbenle Granted that Ayo Fayose had a peculiar appeal (some say “hold”) on his people, and granted that there were other factors that conspired against Dr. Kayode Fayemi, if truly, contrary to long held values of the Ekiti and the Yoruba people, the Ekiti result is owed largely to people’s preference... Read More
by Tunde Fagbenle So where could the wahala be coming from? Who are those that could be prodding Bamidele on, and to what end? What could Fayemi have done wrong and so soon that “the powers that be” could not settle in the larger and overall interest of the people of Ekiti and the Yoruba... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A hospital in Ekiti was invaded at the weekend by hoodlums who demanded that a day old baby be handed to them. The attackers, numbering 5 and suspected to be ritualists, ransacked the public health centre in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, early on Saturday morning and made the unusual demand. The staff... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A middle aged woman has been found dead in Igede Ekiti after being allegedly beaten and raped at the weekend by unknown assailants. Eunice Titilayo Ogundele, 46, reportedly left home on Friday for a church programme but was accosted by her attackers before she could get to her destination. Mr. Ogundele reportedly... Read More
by Adeola Balogun Two men have been arrested by the police following reports of alleged sexual abuse of minors. One of the men, an unidentified 26-year-old, resident in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State was arrested for allegedly having carnal knowledge of the five-year-old daughter of his father’s tenant. According to reports, the Police Public Relations... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has been criticized by Prince Dayo Adeyeye for turning a blind eye to violence in the state and even causing it. Adeyeye, an Afenifere chieftain and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, has said that the governor and the police are... Read More
by Chi Ibe A man has been jailed for eight years after he was found guilty of assaulting and raping a 12-year-old girl in Ijan-Ekiti, Ekiti state. An Ado Ekiti High Court heard from the prosecutors how Innocent Eze on August 31, 2011, had grabbed the young girl who helped him fetch water from a... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The Ekiti State Government has opened the Sexual Offenders Register for convicted sexual offenders in the state. On Monday, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda made the announcement during a visit of the Gender-based Violence Prohibition Law management committee led by the wife of the state governor, Bisi Fayemi who... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Imported drugs belonging to Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Senator for the Ekiti Central constituency of Ekiti State were seized recently by the National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC in Lagos. Reasons behind the seizure was unclear but the senator said the drugs worth millions of naira were planned to complement... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu On Monday after school hours, a school principal in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state was found in a bush reportedly having sex with an 11-year-old pupil of his school. Ekiti State command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Victor Babayemi confirmed the reports as true saying the school principal, Tunde Ibitoye had been arrested for... Read More
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